Cannock Chase Council has submitted a bid for government funding to assist with the regeneration of Cannock Town Centre. 

The Future High Streets Fund provides co-funding towards capital projects to bring transformative change to the local area and make town centres fit for the future.  The Government has made £675m available and has invited local authorities to submit expressions of interest to outline their plans.

Cannock Chase Council has pledged its support for this year`s Great British Spring Clean, run by environmental charity Keep Britain Tidy.

Cannock Chase Council is working with the Chase Community Partnership and the Enterprise for Success programme to support the local economy by offering support and grants to help new businesses get up and running.

Grants of up to £1,500 are available and are match funded by 50% to help individuals that have an idea for a sustainable business which over time has the potential to develop and create jobs. The grants are open to Cannock Chase residents that will be setting up or have recently set up a business in the District.

Councillors from Cannock Chase Council  took a tour of the new look Chase Leisure Centre in Cannock on Monday prior to it being fully opened to the public in 12 days time following a major refurbishment.

The £1M development of Chase Leisure Centre will be complete and opened on Saturday 30 March and it is promising to be a hit with fitness fans.

Refurbishments, which have been taking place in phases since last November, will soon be complete with a host of new workout opportunities including immersive cycling.

A 21 year old man from Walsall has been successfully prosecuted, following a large amount of waste being dumped in Little Wyrley.

On 12 March 2019 Bradley McDonald from Walsall pleaded guilty to a duty of care offence under the Environmental Protection Act at Newcastle-Under-Lyme Magistrates Court.

Mr McDonald was fined £230 and ordered to pay costs of £708.75 as well as a victim surcharge of £30, totaling £968.75.

Local children and representatives from the Forest of Mercia CIC/Community Groups/Schools and St Peters Church have come together to plant approximately 800 saplings at The Stadium on Pye Green Road in Cannock, to benefit the local community.

The Forest of Mercia CIC gained funding through DEFRA to plant the saplings with local primary school children and provide an educational session on the importance of trees to our environment.

Cannock Chase Council is reminding residents not to put nappies in their blue recycling bins in a new awareness campaign this spring.

The Council ran a contamination campaign in 2016 which raised awareness of the items which can contaminate dry recycling and result in rejected loads.

Nappy contamination still remains an issue in Cannock Chase, where a number of residents are putting dirty nappies in their blue recycling bin.  This contaminates the dry recycling and is a potential health hazard for those workers at the Teeside Plant who have to sort the recycling by hand.

Thousands of bus passengers in Cannock Chase will benefit from Swift, the West Midlands’ own smart travel card.

The pay-as-you-go card can now be used on all Arriva bus services in the district.

Swift is run by Transport for West Midlands (TfWM), part of the West Midlands Combined Authority (WMCA).

Using the card is much more convenient for passengers than fumbling in their pockets for change, and most connecting services in the West Midlands are discounted for Swift users.

The Chairman of energy regulator Ofgem, Martin Cave, has been in Cannock to find out about an innovative community solar installation scheme that feeds surplus energy into the national grid, so reducing the bills of Council tenants who could otherwise be facing fuel poverty.

He was joined on his fact finding visit by Ofgem’s Executive Director for Consumers and Markets, Mary Stark.

The Solar PV installation is managed by Chase Community Solar, one of the largest community energy projects in the UK managed entirely by volunteers.

Valentine’s Day should be about celebrating the love and affection between loved ones. However, this will not be the case for some men, women and children; Valentine’s will just be like any other day.

The Community Safety Partnership at Cannock Chase Council has launched a new campaign to tackle adult and child abuse.